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>> carter with her friend tiarra parker and akyra murray were among those held hostage. >> i could see bodies slumped over toilet seat, over it were hand prints in blood. >> reporter: when the gunman first started firing they escaped outside and reentered to find murray. murray, who just celebrated her 18th birthday, was the youngest of the 49 victims to die. >> to see my best friend on the floor and akyra just looking lifeless, at that point i was like, i really don't think i'm going to get out of here. i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. i'm just there laying down, i'm thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. >> angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how, but by the glory of god he shoots toward my head but it hits my hand. he shoots again and it hits the side of my hip. >> colon was one of 44 victims transported to orlando regional medical center where doctors performed dozens of surgeries. >> the way that you guys have taken care of
>> carter with her friend tiarra parker and akyra murray were among those held hostage. >> i could see bodies slumped over toilet seat, over it were hand prints in blood. >> reporter: when the gunman first started firing they escaped outside and reentered to find murray. murray, who just celebrated her 18th birthday, was the youngest of the 49 victims to die. >> to see my best friend on the floor and akyra just looking lifeless, at that point i was like, i really don't...
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murray. hundred cents packing the auditorium as west catholic press high school, last night, to remember the 18 year old basketball star. vigil was private, so cameras not allowed inside. akyra graduated little over a week ago. she was the thirds in her class. her immediate family is still in orlando right now making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia for her funeral. >> meanwhile, president obama watched for this today. heading to orlando many details have still not been work out. i'm sure, haven't been announced. >> the white house says his trip is about offering comfort and support, to that community, that's grieving from this past weekend. >> of course the main topic that attack on the night club, of course a lot going on in orlando, needs to comfort a lot of people in central florida. >> 8:09. >> now to another story, also happening in orlando, medical examiner performing autopsy, on the body of two year old boy who was killed by an alligator at walt disney world resort.
murray. hundred cents packing the auditorium as west catholic press high school, last night, to remember the 18 year old basketball star. vigil was private, so cameras not allowed inside. akyra graduated little over a week ago. she was the thirds in her class. her immediate family is still in orlando right now making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia for her funeral. >> meanwhile, president obama watched for this today. heading to orlando many details have still not been...
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akyra murray died in that shooting. whether he police stormed in, all as tiara called about was her cousin akyra who was losing blood and she described that chaotic moment of the rescue. >> we were putting our hands up. they asked us again if we have any weapons. we didn't have have anything. i kept telling them my cousin was laying on my lap. i was able to get myself under her. i said please get her, she's breathing, please get her. please get her. don't worry about me i can walk. please get her. my cousin, she's 18, she just turned 18. she was a dam baby. she was a baby. i said she just graduated on money was just at her grad ways. >> reporter: parker along with fox 29 intern patients carter remained at this orlando hospital, they are stable but they really want to get akyra's story of how good a person that she was. we're hearing lots of stories of these victims. i just learned of one victim, a 49 year-old mother of 11 who went dancing with her 21 year-old son. they went there every saturday night. and now, that woma
akyra murray died in that shooting. whether he police stormed in, all as tiara called about was her cousin akyra who was losing blood and she described that chaotic moment of the rescue. >> we were putting our hands up. they asked us again if we have any weapons. we didn't have have anything. i kept telling them my cousin was laying on my lap. i was able to get myself under her. i said please get her, she's breathing, please get her. please get her. don't worry about me i can walk. please...
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that was certainly the case for akyra murray. she was just 18 and had graduated from high school in philadelphia and had gotten a full basketball scholarship for college. she was in orlando on a family vacation. akira was with her cousin and another friend at pulse when the shooting began. she sent text messages to her mom reading, please come get us now. please. they're shooting. her cousin, who survived the shooting, told cnn's don lemon that they hid in a bathroom and that akira pleaded with the gunman. >> at some point we started to like just give out. like our bodies just started giving in because we were hit. everybody was injured. my cousin was pleading with him, trying to bargain with him. he's like, you know, he wasn't responding right. >> what was he say something. >> so he didn't say anything, but my cousin was more like so -- >> which cousin? >> akira. >> what was she say something she was saying, please, we're hurt. we're hurt. please don't. please. just leave us. she was just begging and pleading with him. he didn't
that was certainly the case for akyra murray. she was just 18 and had graduated from high school in philadelphia and had gotten a full basketball scholarship for college. she was in orlando on a family vacation. akira was with her cousin and another friend at pulse when the shooting began. she sent text messages to her mom reading, please come get us now. please. they're shooting. her cousin, who survived the shooting, told cnn's don lemon that they hid in a bathroom and that akira pleaded with...
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tevin crosby owned a marketing firm and akyra murray was just 18 years old, a recent high school graduate. three of those 49 killed in the sunday morning massacre. as we learn more details about those terrifying hours inside pulse nightclub. at 2:00 a.m. off-duty police officer adam gruley working at the club in full uniform, responds to shots fired. a gun battle immediately ensues. additional officers arriving on the scene forcing omar mateen to retreat to a bathroom where it is believed he takes four to five hostages. as many as 20 more people huddled in another bathroom. at 2:30 a.m. mateen calls 911 hanging up twice before a dispatcher calls him back. he then pledges his allegiance to isis. after nearly three hours of failed negotiations, police report omar mateen threatens to put bomb vests on hostages. the s.w.a.t. team moving in setting up an explosive breach on the wall of the bathroom where a large group was gathered. when the explosion set off by police did not fully penetrate the wall an armored vehicle was used to punch a hole in the wall. >> we were able to rescue dozens and
tevin crosby owned a marketing firm and akyra murray was just 18 years old, a recent high school graduate. three of those 49 killed in the sunday morning massacre. as we learn more details about those terrifying hours inside pulse nightclub. at 2:00 a.m. off-duty police officer adam gruley working at the club in full uniform, responds to shots fired. a gun battle immediately ensues. additional officers arriving on the scene forcing omar mateen to retreat to a bathroom where it is believed he...
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. >> akyra murray, superstar basketball player, honor student. hero to her friends. the youngest victim of the senseless tragedy. >> i can't even imagine my baby girl, honor roll student that graduated from high school last week on the way to college next month would be dead today. it is surreal. >> so much life ahead. we are going to share thoughts from some of orlando's youngest citizens. pictures from orlando police department twitter page, kids and family coming to the station to offer gratitude, care packages for officers on site.
. >> akyra murray, superstar basketball player, honor student. hero to her friends. the youngest victim of the senseless tragedy. >> i can't even imagine my baby girl, honor roll student that graduated from high school last week on the way to college next month would be dead today. it is surreal. >> so much life ahead. we are going to share thoughts from some of orlando's youngest citizens. pictures from orlando police department twitter page, kids and family coming to the...
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she was trapped with friends tiara parker and akyra murray. carter shared a poem she wrote the night before that she said shows how she's feeling. >> the guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy. wanting to smile about surviving but not sure if the people around you are ready. as the world mourns the victims killed and viciously slain, i feel guilty about screaming about my legs and pain because i could feel nothing. like the other 49 who weren't so lucky to feel this pain of mine. i never thought in a million years that this could happen. i never thought in a million years that my eyes could witness something so tragic. looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at the killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. it's like the weight of the ocean's walls crushing uncontrolled by levies. it's like being drug through the grass with a shattered l
she was trapped with friends tiara parker and akyra murray. carter shared a poem she wrote the night before that she said shows how she's feeling. >> the guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy. wanting to smile about surviving but not sure if the people around you are ready. as the world mourns the victims killed and viciously slain, i feel guilty about screaming about my legs and pain because i could feel nothing. like the other 49 who weren't so lucky to feel this pain of mine....
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. >>> back here at home memorial and tributes to the youngest victim, akyra murray the 18 year-old was shot and killed at that club on sunday morning. philadelphia a city council woman jeanie blackwell submitted a resolution honoring murray. she just signed a national intent of a tenth to play basketball at mercyhurst scholarship bass kentucky ball. >>> later in the show did the fbi miss a red flag weeks before the shooting. what the owner of the florida gun stories saying about the day the gun man walked into his business. >>> but first, bob kelly up in the northeast. >> hey gang good morning we are coming to you live from the frankford transportation center, septa's main hub here in northeast philadelphia. and then, at 6:45, we will get your kicks on the route 66 and take that to frankford and cottman avenue and i will have a surprise for everybody, that ride the bus with me stay there we will have details when we come right back. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only
. >>> back here at home memorial and tributes to the youngest victim, akyra murray the 18 year-old was shot and killed at that club on sunday morning. philadelphia a city council woman jeanie blackwell submitted a resolution honoring murray. she just signed a national intent of a tenth to play basketball at mercyhurst scholarship bass kentucky ball. >>> later in the show did the fbi miss a red flag weeks before the shooting. what the owner of the florida gun stories saying...
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akyra murray just graduated from west catholic high school a week ago. she died in the gunfire. she was there with her friend patience carter who was promoting a music video. she also was shot but she survived the attacks. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in florida women tonlts' vigil. reporter christie ileto will show us how thousands of people came to philadelphia city hall tonight. and dann cuellar is exploring security at local nightclubs. we begin with chad in orlando. >> reporter: it was an impressive turnout for the vigil. thousands were on hand and the name of each victim was read aloud and the message here tonight was clear -- there is no place for hate. the silence and flickering candles were interrupted by 49 sounds of the bells. one each for those who perished in this sunday massacre. a downtown plaza was sea of colors, many from the lgbt community who vowed to not let the shooting deter their rights and freedom. >> i feel that it would have happened this weekend, it's trying to take that from us. it's trying to break up our community, and i feel like that's
akyra murray just graduated from west catholic high school a week ago. she died in the gunfire. she was there with her friend patience carter who was promoting a music video. she also was shot but she survived the attacks. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in florida women tonlts' vigil. reporter christie ileto will show us how thousands of people came to philadelphia city hall tonight. and dann cuellar is exploring security at local nightclubs. we begin with chad in orlando....
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akyra murray was the last name read philadelphia's own 18 years old. she graduated last monday from west catholic prep high school. honors student head to do college on a full athletic scholarship. >> that was a beautiful athlete. i watched her play. >> angela is a close friend of the family and relayed a chilling conversation she had with akyra's mother. >> called her parents shed is he had been shot and she was blee bleeding. she needed help. >> akyra's teammates huddled struggling to stand tall for their friend and grieving family. >> really going to be missed. her mother is going to need all of your prayers. >> members. lgbtq community vowed to stay united. >> i think it's important that we're seen and heard and people know we're here and you can't hurt us without us getting together and saying something about it. >> the terror attacks that happened targeted people to fry and erase us to try to tell us hour love was unworthy, that we did not exist. but look around us. we exist. and we exist beautifully and we exist in power. >> reporter: vigil ende
akyra murray was the last name read philadelphia's own 18 years old. she graduated last monday from west catholic prep high school. honors student head to do college on a full athletic scholarship. >> that was a beautiful athlete. i watched her play. >> angela is a close friend of the family and relayed a chilling conversation she had with akyra's mother. >> called her parents shed is he had been shot and she was blee bleeding. she needed help. >> akyra's teammates...
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. >>> meanwhile, the memorials and tributes to the youngest victims, akyra murray continue. the 18 year-old was west catholic prep graduate was in orlando to celebrate when she was killed. yesterday philadelphia city council woman janey blackwell submitted a resolution to honor her. >>> there is a documentary that this shooter was in that came out in 2012bp oil spill. >> that is where money making is. >> lots of money. >> all about the money, exactly. >> mateen was recorded by an under cover film crew working as a security guard in the clean up site. he was criticizing people who make money off disaster. meanwhile investigators say mateen texted his wife during that attack asking if she had seen the news. she reportedly texted back saying she loved him. she tried to call him. officials still will not say if his now widow nora salmon will be charge. >>> in the meantime, today marks one year since the charleston church shooting. do you remember that? one year ago today where nine african-american parishioners studying their bibles were gunned down. it all happened at emmanuel
. >>> meanwhile, the memorials and tributes to the youngest victims, akyra murray continue. the 18 year-old was west catholic prep graduate was in orlando to celebrate when she was killed. yesterday philadelphia city council woman janey blackwell submitted a resolution to honor her. >>> there is a documentary that this shooter was in that came out in 2012bp oil spill. >> that is where money making is. >> lots of money. >> all about the money, exactly....
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murray was the youngest to die. the oldest, 50-year-old franky jimmy dejesus-velasquez. amanda alvear aspired to be a nurse. her friend mercedez flores wanted to be a party planner. th . >> they were my life, literally. everyone knows that. >> reporter: luis vielmaor universal studios. harry potter author j.k. rowling tweeted about him tweeting, i can't stop crying. these two men had been dating for nearly two years. in an interview, family members said they planned to marry. instead, the men will share a funeral service. >> yo, yo, what up? i'm shane. >> reporter: shane tomlinson sang in the band frequency. >> you don't think you're not going to see that person again the next day. we got to thank god every day for your life. >> reporter: tomlinson's brand mate learned her friend died after an agonizing day-long wait. >> it was excruciating. so many friends and family asking, hey, are you okay, have you heard any news? >> reporter: paula blanco took her boyfriend to pulse to teach him latin dancing. paula survived,
murray was the youngest to die. the oldest, 50-year-old franky jimmy dejesus-velasquez. amanda alvear aspired to be a nurse. her friend mercedez flores wanted to be a party planner. th . >> they were my life, literally. everyone knows that. >> reporter: luis vielmaor universal studios. harry potter author j.k. rowling tweeted about him tweeting, i can't stop crying. these two men had been dating for nearly two years. in an interview, family members said they planned to marry....
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akyra murray graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college for a full scholarship for basketball. we have been updating you antilogy you about patients recovering in it or land owe hospital. patients's on the right. they also traveled there with her cousin can i ra parker. >>> our chris o'connell spoke to her last night, chris. >> well, guys, victims were you talking about some of the youngest victims of the orlando nightclub massacre, three women, young women from philadelphia, came here on a family vacation. three of them went out one night, to go dancing. to have a good time, out with the girls. only to end up all of them being shot, all of them being held hostage in the bathroom of that pulse nightclub. only two made it out alive. take a look at video from that night club, at 18 year-old akyra murray was killed, two others are surviving in a hospital here, behind me here, they are recovering in that hospital tonight. now we are hearing their story, their chilling word for the first time, and we have to warn you some of this description is graphic. >> just hostages
akyra murray graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college for a full scholarship for basketball. we have been updating you antilogy you about patients recovering in it or land owe hospital. patients's on the right. they also traveled there with her cousin can i ra parker. >>> our chris o'connell spoke to her last night, chris. >> well, guys, victims were you talking about some of the youngest victims of the orlando nightclub massacre, three women, young women from...
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now as for her cousin akyra murray we know now that akyra did not make it out. at akyra's basketball members are grieving with what is described in a huge loss. live from the sat center, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, joe, thank you. >>> fbi is working to see who shooter omar mateen had contact with and if anyone had knowledge of his plans. sources tell cbs news mateen's wife had been interviewed at least twice and that she took a polygraph test. they are looking into whether the couple recently visited the night club's tack n an address over national security president obama offered his well wishes to the orlando massacre victims and their families, and then challenge congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban. >> i'm talking about being tough on terrorism. actually be tough on terrorism and stop making it easy as possible to buy assault wep opposite. reinstate at salt weapons ban, make it harder for terrorist to use these weapons to kill us. otherwise... >> the president will travel to orlando on thursday to pay his respects to those
now as for her cousin akyra murray we know now that akyra did not make it out. at akyra's basketball members are grieving with what is described in a huge loss. live from the sat center, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, joe, thank you. >>> fbi is working to see who shooter omar mateen had contact with and if anyone had knowledge of his plans. sources tell cbs news mateen's wife had been interviewed at least twice and that she took a polygraph test....
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akyra murray was special. last week the 17-year-old signed her letter of intent to play basketball at mercy hers the college on a fuel psychology slip. this photo shows her sinking her 1,000th point helping west catholic high school win the city championship earlier this year but west catholic principal jim gallagher says basketball did not define akyra murray. >> top three in the class. very respectful to everybody. she just -- she just embraced everybody here and treated everybody as an equal. >> reporter: authorities in florida confirm today there akyra was among those killed inside pulse nightclub in orlando. she was there with her friend 20-year-old patience carter also a philadelphia who was in orlando trying to promote her budding music career. this youtube video shows her performing her new single. carter it's family says she has the ability and the drive to succeed. >> she's a beautiful young lady. she's very smart, very intelligent. she is a go get. she has a lot of goals and ambitions, so i definite
akyra murray was special. last week the 17-year-old signed her letter of intent to play basketball at mercy hers the college on a fuel psychology slip. this photo shows her sinking her 1,000th point helping west catholic high school win the city championship earlier this year but west catholic principal jim gallagher says basketball did not define akyra murray. >> top three in the class. very respectful to everybody. she just -- she just embraced everybody here and treated everybody as an...
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she had run back into the nightclub to save her friend, akyra murray. they were on vacation together and murray didn't make it and now carter says she's overcome with survivor's guilt. >> i never thought in a million years that my eyes could witness something so tragic. looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. >> an nyu student was held hostage for some three hours and her life was spared after the gunman said he didn't want to shoot black people. that night, trauma surgeons seeing a wave of patients like never before. one sharing a photo of blood stained shoes. writing this, the blood that soaked through my scrubs and my shoes will stain me forever. doctors say the images are surreal. >> we're just giving patient after patient after patient. we'd literally walk from one room to another and do it again and again. >> this was the largest disaster that we have probably could have imagined. >> reporter: right now out of the 44 peop
she had run back into the nightclub to save her friend, akyra murray. they were on vacation together and murray didn't make it and now carter says she's overcome with survivor's guilt. >> i never thought in a million years that my eyes could witness something so tragic. looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. >> an nyu student was held hostage for some...
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murray, vigil private, no cameras allowed inside. she graduated little over week ago. she was third in her class and a basketball star. now, her classmates still trying to come to terms with their lost. >> everybody wanted to be like her, keep our hearts and heads into every game, winning or losing, and that she just new the right words to say, and how to build us up as team. >> she just did everything the right way, how she lived, and everybody just saw, and she stood out. >> akyra's friends remember her, her family remained in orlando making arrangements to bring her body back to philadelphia and plan a funeral. >> 5:35 this morning. expect to shell out more money if you buy soda, juice, energy drinks in philadelphia. >> the city council is expected to pass the controversial soda tax. steve keeley looking into this for us, live from city hall. hi, steve. >> reporter: yes, a shame they can't tax raindrops. because we would all be out of debt. anyway, soda consumption already added 30-year low point. bottled water soon to overtake so
murray, vigil private, no cameras allowed inside. she graduated little over week ago. she was third in her class and a basketball star. now, her classmates still trying to come to terms with their lost. >> everybody wanted to be like her, keep our hearts and heads into every game, winning or losing, and that she just new the right words to say, and how to build us up as team. >> she just did everything the right way, how she lived, and everybody just saw, and she stood out. >>...
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eighteen year-old akyra murray she graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. with akyra her cousin and our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering from an orlando hospital. >> we have learn that the victims from the philadelphia area went to orlando for a family vacation. >> three women decided to go out on a town saturday night to go dancing. night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre. parker from southwest philadelphia lived to tell bit after being shot in the stomach. she spent three hours as a hostage inside pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. >> he had hostages in the bathroom. the hours i laid in blood. i got peoples body fragments on me. somebody's face was blown off. >> police broke through a wall to rescue parker and her cousin, akyra murray and fox 29 intern patients carter but it was just too late for mur hoy died later at the hospital. her family is in orlando waiting to meet with the fbi. >> akyra mother spoke to fox 29 about her daughter strike her as a shining sta
eighteen year-old akyra murray she graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. with akyra her cousin and our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering from an orlando hospital. >> we have learn that the victims from the philadelphia area went to orlando for a family vacation. >> three women decided to go out on a town saturday night to go dancing. night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre. parker from...
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. >> family of the youngest victim akyra murray making arrangements to bring their daughter back home to philadelphia. >> a vigil held at her former high school. live in west philadelphia, good morning, dave. >> reporter: chris, good morning to you. friends, family and not immediate family but extended family and other folks who knew akyra murray gathered here at west catholic prep to remember the star athlete. but, they're still trying to process her death. >> this was akyra less than two weeks ago at her graduation from west catholic prep, where she excelled in ac death i can, she graduated thirds in her class, and it is the very same place where hundreds of student, staff, alumni attended vigil to remember her, reflect and console each other. national tragedy with a very local impact, 18 year old akyra youngest of the orlando shooting victims to die after being shot in the arm. now, whether it was in class or on the basketball court, those who spoke about say she was a leader in every way. >> she never really tried until you asked her for help. >> reporter: a kira scored a thousand
. >> family of the youngest victim akyra murray making arrangements to bring their daughter back home to philadelphia. >> a vigil held at her former high school. live in west philadelphia, good morning, dave. >> reporter: chris, good morning to you. friends, family and not immediate family but extended family and other folks who knew akyra murray gathered here at west catholic prep to remember the star athlete. but, they're still trying to process her death. >> this was...
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. >> akyra murray, superstar basketball player, honor student. the youngest victim of the senseless tragedy. >> i can't even imagine my baby girl, honor roll student that graduated from high school last week on the way to college next month would be dead today. it is surreal. >> so much life ahead. we are going to share thoughts from some of orlando's youngest citizens. pictures from orlando police department twitter page, kids and family coming to the station to offer gratitude, care packages for officers on site. one card says dear life saver, thank you for butting your life first especially during this hard time. god bless you, love joshua. another, don't forget you're the best. and thank you, you're a hero. thank you for helping us. you can see she drew pictures on the bottom left. a rainbow with smile. we will be right back. more coverage ahead. ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i lov
. >> akyra murray, superstar basketball player, honor student. the youngest victim of the senseless tragedy. >> i can't even imagine my baby girl, honor roll student that graduated from high school last week on the way to college next month would be dead today. it is surreal. >> so much life ahead. we are going to share thoughts from some of orlando's youngest citizens. pictures from orlando police department twitter page, kids and family coming to the station to offer...
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among the dead is 17-year-old west catholic high school graduate akyra murray. she was to attend mercyhurst the college on a full basketball scholarship in the fall. of the 53 people injured in the shooting 29 still remain in the hospital. six underwent surgery today. officials say the fact that the trauma center was only a block away from the club made it easier to deliver critical care to the wounded. >> "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live in new hope bucks county for us where a vigil to honor the victims is scheduled for tonight. >> nora. >> reporter: monica, rick, as you know, new hope has a vibrant gay culture here and lots of people were looking for a way to respond to the massacre in florida. so, they've decided that tonight they're going to meet her along the delaware river at 8 o'clock. now there's no making sense of what's happened but they're hoping that being together remembering the victims will provide some comfort. >> i still cannot believe it. it's still very shocking to me and i'm still in a little bit of disbelief about it. in gay frie
among the dead is 17-year-old west catholic high school graduate akyra murray. she was to attend mercyhurst the college on a full basketball scholarship in the fall. of the 53 people injured in the shooting 29 still remain in the hospital. six underwent surgery today. officials say the fact that the trauma center was only a block away from the club made it easier to deliver critical care to the wounded. >> "action news" reporter nora muchanic is live in new hope bucks county for...
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murray was one of the 49 people killed at the nightclub in orlando. nbc 10 wasn't lou eallowed insi. more than 300 people remembered murray who just graduated days earlier, a standout student and basketball player who scored a thousand career points and earned a college scholarship. >> she just did everything the right way. >> every day i wake up, go on facebook, instagram, twitter and see rip akyra and i can't believe she's gone. >> murray was in orlando with two other people who were also shot. new from overnight, investigators are trying to determine what caused this house fire in gloucester county. fire began on the first floor of the home at billings avenue on seventh street. it happened around 12:30 this morning. it then spread to the second floor. no one was hurt. >>> this morning, things are back to normal at the veolia energy plant after a boiler explosion yesterday afternoon. investigators are still trying to determine why the explosion happened inside the schuylkill steam station on christian street. city inspectors tell nbc 10 the plant is
murray was one of the 49 people killed at the nightclub in orlando. nbc 10 wasn't lou eallowed insi. more than 300 people remembered murray who just graduated days earlier, a standout student and basketball player who scored a thousand career points and earned a college scholarship. >> she just did everything the right way. >> every day i wake up, go on facebook, instagram, twitter and see rip akyra and i can't believe she's gone. >> murray was in orlando with two other people...
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it was in remembrance of akyra murray, the 48 others who died and the 53 people hurt in yesterday's shooting at a gay nightclub in orlando. >> can't keep crying. but you do want her to know that we love her. we're going to miss her. >> reporter: she says she watched akyra grow up spending several holidays together. she brought her phone so akyra's mom could watch the vigil while she's in florida. >> she wanted to be facetimed to see what's going on. she's in the hospital with her niece who was also shot. >> reporter: philadelphia mayor jim kenney says he watched akyra play basketball. he was almost brought to tears talking about her and the other victims. the numerous sons and daughters who died. >> old on jnhold on to each oth we'll get through this together. >> reporter: throughout the vigil we saw a crowd of about 2,000 supporting each other, some with a shoulder to lean on. after all the speeches, people got to leave their thoughts on the sidewalk. many of whom are still taking this tragedy in. >> weirdly, i'm not scared, but it's just very emotional. >> reporter: during the vigil there
it was in remembrance of akyra murray, the 48 others who died and the 53 people hurt in yesterday's shooting at a gay nightclub in orlando. >> can't keep crying. but you do want her to know that we love her. we're going to miss her. >> reporter: she says she watched akyra grow up spending several holidays together. she brought her phone so akyra's mom could watch the vigil while she's in florida. >> she wanted to be facetimed to see what's going on. she's in the hospital with...
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akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. the basketball star was in the club with her friend patience carter promoting her music video. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando massacre continues on 6abc.com. you'll find more about those who lost their lives, videos from the scene and a photo gallery of tributes from around the nation. >> it is 6:34 and back here we're continuing to follow a lot of breaking news a vehicle hit a young victim with so much force it launched her body some 200 feet and then the driver fled that scene. let's go over to annie mcconnell mick live on the scene along the roosevelt boulevard in the summerdale section. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. you can see right here behind me this is the intersection where this happened, right along this crosswalk that you can see. now, according to police, the victim was in the cross
akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. the basketball star was in the club with her friend patience carter promoting her music video. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando massacre continues on 6abc.com. you'll find more about those who lost their lives, videos from the scene and a photo gallery...
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akyra murray was a star. plain and simple. more on that in just a moment but first we're told that akyra was in florida with her cousin and friend a young lady trying to make her way in the music industry. 20-year-old patience carter of philadelphia was in orlando trying to promote her budding music career. this youtube video shows her performing her new single. we spoke with carter's cousin who says she was looking for patience on social media when she heard what happened. >> my mom and them came in and they was like do you know patience got shot? she was at that party and i was just like oh my gosh because it was worrying me before my mom came in. >> reporter: patience carter was shot in the leg but she's expected to be okay. tragically her 17-year-old friend akyra murray is listed among those killed inside pulse nightclub. last week akyra signed her letter of intent to play basketball at mercy college on a full basketball scholarship. she helped west catholic high win a city championship earlier this year but west catholic
akyra murray was a star. plain and simple. more on that in just a moment but first we're told that akyra was in florida with her cousin and friend a young lady trying to make her way in the music industry. 20-year-old patience carter of philadelphia was in orlando trying to promote her budding music career. this youtube video shows her performing her new single. we spoke with carter's cousin who says she was looking for patience on social media when she heard what happened. >> my mom and...
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patience's friend, akyra murray will be remembered as her philadelphia high school tomorrow. she just graduated from west catholic prep where she was a basketball standout. the school announced today it will hold a private vigil tomorrow night at 6:00 in her honor. find more of the details on the nbc 10 app. >>> the latest developments of the investigation into the mass shooting. federal agents say omar mateen's wife noor zahi salman was with her husband when he bought ammunition and a holster used in the attack that left 49 dead and 50 injured and she may have tried to talk him out of his plan weeks ago. the fbi is also taking a closer look at reports mateen was a regular at the gay nightclubs including pulse. >>> and tonight the city of orlando is looking to turn its pain into lasting impact. >> nbc 10's george spencer is there live tonight from orlando. george, set the scene for us. what's it like down there tonight? >> reporter: keith, at memorials like this one, it is certainly still a scene of mourning, of pain, of course. just five blocks up the street at the nightclub
patience's friend, akyra murray will be remembered as her philadelphia high school tomorrow. she just graduated from west catholic prep where she was a basketball standout. the school announced today it will hold a private vigil tomorrow night at 6:00 in her honor. find more of the details on the nbc 10 app. >>> the latest developments of the investigation into the mass shooting. federal agents say omar mateen's wife noor zahi salman was with her husband when he bought ammunition and a...
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tiara parker and akyra murray. patience was shot in the leg. today she spoke from the hospital and she gave us vivid, remarkable new details about what it was like inside during that three-hour ordeal. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting his machine gun, so we're all like scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs when he was in there for the first time. people are getting hit by bullets. blood is everywhere and then there was a moment where he stopped shooting in the bathroom. that's when everyone looked around and that's when i first realized that my leg was shot. there were several other people shot and bleeding in the bathroom. that's when akyra what didn't make it realized she was shot in her arm and i'm not sure if that was when tiara also got shot in her side. there were wall fragments hitting my leg but that was really just the machine gun that he had blaring around the entire room. it actually got jammed. he was like, damn, like it jammed. so with my face under the stall looking i could see him
tiara parker and akyra murray. patience was shot in the leg. today she spoke from the hospital and she gave us vivid, remarkable new details about what it was like inside during that three-hour ordeal. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting his machine gun, so we're all like scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs when he was in there for the first time. people are getting hit by bullets. blood is everywhere and then there was a moment where he...
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i did want to pay tribute to him as well, one of the 49 killed in addition to akyra murray, only 18 years old and lost her life as well. the two scenes i wanted to bring us back to, one of course was charleston, south carolina. we're remembering that day of horror as well. we had an incident this weekend in a nightclub in charleston. it was in a place of worship. in sandy hook it was a school classroom. all these settings were people should have i think a reasonable expectation of some measure of safety but even that now is at risk because of the horror of gun violence. i mentioned earlier today as well, let's remember the national number. by one estimate 33,000 lives lost every year through gun violence. that's why when you add up all the well known incidents, it doesn't add up to anywhere near 33,000 because as the senator from new jersey, senator booker reminded us, there are a the low of other places in between where the numbers go into the not just the thousands but literally the tens of thousands because of what happens on our streets day after day. here's the reason i raise charles
i did want to pay tribute to him as well, one of the 49 killed in addition to akyra murray, only 18 years old and lost her life as well. the two scenes i wanted to bring us back to, one of course was charleston, south carolina. we're remembering that day of horror as well. we had an incident this weekend in a nightclub in charleston. it was in a place of worship. in sandy hook it was a school classroom. all these settings were people should have i think a reasonable expectation of some measure...
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akyra murray and 48 others were shot and killed inside a gay nightclub early sunday. 53 other people were wounded. the gunman omar mateen called 911 three times during the attack. he not only pledged loyalty to isis but expressed solidarity with the boston marathon bombers. a vigil will be held tonight in orlando for the victims of the attack. nbc 10's george spencer join us live now from orlando. >> and he's been following the latest since he arrived there yesterday afternoon. george? >> reporter: denise, orlando police have just confirmed within the past half hour that the crime scene around the nightclub about a mile south of where i'm standing will remain closed for the foreseeable future. they are encouraging visitors and drivers to stay away. it comes as the city says they have now identified all the
akyra murray and 48 others were shot and killed inside a gay nightclub early sunday. 53 other people were wounded. the gunman omar mateen called 911 three times during the attack. he not only pledged loyalty to isis but expressed solidarity with the boston marathon bombers. a vigil will be held tonight in orlando for the victims of the attack. nbc 10's george spencer join us live now from orlando. >> and he's been following the latest since he arrived there yesterday afternoon. george?...
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. >> and right now friends of akyra murray gathering for a vigil in her memory. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia, chris, a heart broken community coming together tonight. >> reporter: iain, it was less than two week ago that akyra murray graduated third in her class here from west catholic
. >> and right now friends of akyra murray gathering for a vigil in her memory. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia, chris, a heart broken community coming together tonight. >> reporter: iain, it was less than two week ago that akyra murray graduated third in her class here from west catholic
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akyra murray was in orlando celebrating her graduation with family and friends. she was a basketball standout and received a full scholarship to mercyhurst university. the private vigil will be this evening at 6:00. >>> we have more on the investigation into that mass shooting. federal agents now say that omar husband when he bought ammunition and a holster used in the attack that left 49 dead and 53 hurt. >> they also say his wife may have tried to talk him out of the killing spree weeks ago. >>> in the meantime, the fbi is looking at closer reports that mateen was a regular at gay nightclubs, including pulse. we also learned that fbi agents spoke with mateen's in-laws yesterday at their home in california. >>> the city of orlando is continuing the grieving process this morning. last night five major vigils were held citywide. it was at first baptist, orlando's largest church. as people mourn, we are getting a first look at the medical heroes. these are the nurses and trauma surgeons who treated 44 of the victims. >> in a matter of 30 minutes, i think we had m
akyra murray was in orlando celebrating her graduation with family and friends. she was a basketball standout and received a full scholarship to mercyhurst university. the private vigil will be this evening at 6:00. >>> we have more on the investigation into that mass shooting. federal agents now say that omar husband when he bought ammunition and a holster used in the attack that left 49 dead and 53 hurt. >> they also say his wife may have tried to talk him out of the killing...
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jason josefat was just 19 and akyra murray was just 18, in orlando celebrating her high school graduation in orlando. she graduated third in her prep school class and committed to play college basketball. she was the massacre's youngest victim. >> we are learning more about the orlando gunman, omar mateen. he claimed connections to isis but also connections to other extremist groups considered enemies of the islamic state. one co-worker at the security firm where he was employed said he was an angry, profane colleague who threatened violence. >> reporter: fbi agents and technicians are examining omar mateen's cell phone and computer as they try to track who he was talking to and what he was reading in the weeks and days before the attack. sources tell cbs news the 29-year-old was active on social media and on the internet. the fbi has found evidence he may have researched disney world as a possible target before choosing the pulse nightclub. investigators say mateen had been inspired by extremists and the radicalization stretches back years to groups like hezbollah, al qaeda, and isis. fb
jason josefat was just 19 and akyra murray was just 18, in orlando celebrating her high school graduation in orlando. she graduated third in her prep school class and committed to play college basketball. she was the massacre's youngest victim. >> we are learning more about the orlando gunman, omar mateen. he claimed connections to isis but also connections to other extremist groups considered enemies of the islamic state. one co-worker at the security firm where he was employed said he...
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and akyra looking lifeless. at that pin the i was look i don't think i am really going to get out of here you. know, i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down, thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot about three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how -- but by the glory of god he shoots toward my head, but it hits my hand. then he shoots me again. it hits the side of my hip. >> colon one of 44 victims transported to orlando regional medical center where doctors performed ds >> the way you guys have taken care of us, this hospital is amazing. if it wasn't for you guys, i definitely would not be here. there's moving... and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike glucosamine chondroitin, it's all in one tiny pil
and akyra looking lifeless. at that pin the i was look i don't think i am really going to get out of here you. know, i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down, thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot about three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how -- but by the glory of god he shoots toward my head, but it...
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murray was shot and later died. a family friend used face time to connect murray's mother to the vigil. >> she had a full scholarship that she will not be able to use. >> murray ' lost touching even mayor jim kenney saw her talent. >> she was a beautiful athlete, i watched her play many times against numerous and goretti, which happens to be my team, but she was the best player on that squad. a thousand points scored. >> the large crowd soon found solace in song. >> ♪ >> then spontaneous tribute, a march around city hall, in her honor. >> family's friends said murray at pulse with a friends, as well, patience carter, who is recovering from gunshot to her leg. brooke, nicole, back into you. >> thanks, justin. in roxborough, bells told for the orlando shooting victims. at saint timothy e physical tow church the bells rang out once for each person killed in the attack. now, investigators are revealing more about what they've learned about that gunman. sources tell cbs news that omar mateen was active on social media
murray was shot and later died. a family friend used face time to connect murray's mother to the vigil. >> she had a full scholarship that she will not be able to use. >> murray ' lost touching even mayor jim kenney saw her talent. >> she was a beautiful athlete, i watched her play many times against numerous and goretti, which happens to be my team, but she was the best player on that squad. a thousand points scored. >> the large crowd soon found solace in song....
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and akyra looking lifeless. at that pin the i was look i don't think i am really going to get out of here you. know, i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down, thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot about three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how -- but by the glory of god he shoots >>> survivors of the orlando massacre are sharing their terrifying experiences. scott pelley spoke to one young man who got out alive while his best friend did not. >> we were standing at the bar. we were ordering a drink. we never even got that drink. we were dancing. then there was a shot fired. went from shot firing to -- to my phone falling to us on the floor looking at each other in total shock like "this is happening for real? this can't be happening. it had to be the music." but then when you hear the ringing of someone shooting and it's next -- next
and akyra looking lifeless. at that pin the i was look i don't think i am really going to get out of here you. know, i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down, thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot about three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how -- but by the glory of god he shoots >>> survivors...
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christie is live outside of west catholic high school where a vigil has begun in memory of akyra murray. >> reporter: what is right. over the last 20 minutes we see a steady stream of people making their way into the auditorium for this private vigil just for the school community but it was just last week they were celebrating graduating seniors including akyra murray, they are back today and mourning the death of the 18-year-old. >> i am wondering all afternoon what to say to the student body. to bring understanding that bad things happen in our world today. >> people are grieving. >> i received a phone call from my daughter, saying mom i have been shot in the arm, help me please. >> akyra murray went to pulse nightclub with her cousin and friend. she is the youngest victim of sunday's mass shooting. >> me and tiara did make it and i feel guilty about that. it's not her death but her life being remembered. the basketball super star was heading to mercy hurst college on a scholarship. she just graduated last week third in her class, so much promise only for her destiny to be unfulfills.
christie is live outside of west catholic high school where a vigil has begun in memory of akyra murray. >> reporter: what is right. over the last 20 minutes we see a steady stream of people making their way into the auditorium for this private vigil just for the school community but it was just last week they were celebrating graduating seniors including akyra murray, they are back today and mourning the death of the 18-year-old. >> i am wondering all afternoon what to say to the...
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you can't ask for more anything better from a high school kid, like i akyra murray. >> bright future ahead for sure. also i want to tell you about 49 brenda mccool, mother of 11 children and at the club with one of her sons. we're told that when the gunman started shooting in the club, her mother instincts just pushed in. she pushed her son out of the way so he could get to safety, and she was shot of course, you can imagine now her children are speaking out, calling her a super hero. also, gene perez, and luis perr perron, he worked at a local mall, and wilson became his boyfriend. they died together. i think it's important to mention, carol, there are four couples that died together in this shooting. we're continuing to, of course, pay tribute to everyone that we can, all 49 victims. we'll do that throughout the morning, carol. >> all right, thank you. >>> donald trump say president obama 34may have had an ulterio motive when it comes to his stance on terror. ♪but i'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no no,♪ ♪not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider,♪ ♪yeaaahh... ♪but i'm
you can't ask for more anything better from a high school kid, like i akyra murray. >> bright future ahead for sure. also i want to tell you about 49 brenda mccool, mother of 11 children and at the club with one of her sons. we're told that when the gunman started shooting in the club, her mother instincts just pushed in. she pushed her son out of the way so he could get to safety, and she was shot of course, you can imagine now her children are speaking out, calling her a super hero....
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murray. she was barely breathing, this was supposed to be the start of an incredible vacation. >> we were having a time of our lives, akyra was the life of the party, literally and everybody loved her, everybody just adored her. >> reporter: akyra wouldn't survive, back home her close friend, said the lost cannot be described. >> she kept everybody's heart in the game, even if we were losing, she would have our spirits up, all the time. >> reporter: west catholic basketball stand out graduated last week. her close friend from overbrook just can't comprehend what happened. >> it is hard to imagine a whole bunch of people in the bathroom trying to get help. >> i can't even imagine that. >> reporter: akyra murray was heading to mercyhurst this fall on a basketball scholarship. she had recently netted 1,000 points, her future was bright, and now family and friend are devastate todd hear how a night of fun changed so drastically. >> it will be hard for her to put on a brave face for someone like h
murray. she was barely breathing, this was supposed to be the start of an incredible vacation. >> we were having a time of our lives, akyra was the life of the party, literally and everybody loved her, everybody just adored her. >> reporter: akyra wouldn't survive, back home her close friend, said the lost cannot be described. >> she kept everybody's heart in the game, even if we were losing, she would have our spirits up, all the time. >> reporter: west catholic...
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akyra murray graduated from st. joe's prep. she was a scholar and standout basketball star. >> ben simmons has joined the sixers. >> reporter: look at this, this is 100. i was going to warn you about construction blocking the route lane, but who cares you're fine. we have an accident at county line road and warminster road. >> reporter: somebody in that shot had to merge. 72 by 8:00. 81 by noon, 85 by 3:00 p.m. it's going to be a warm one, but humidity will drop partly sunny, slight chance of a pop-up shower. we have showers in south jersey this morning. >> i think ben simmons will feel right at home. he will be a great talent. let's hope the sixers head back this way. >> for david murphy, erin o'hern, karen rogers, i'm matt o'donnell. "g.m.a." is next. you ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby
akyra murray graduated from st. joe's prep. she was a scholar and standout basketball star. >> ben simmons has joined the sixers. >> reporter: look at this, this is 100. i was going to warn you about construction blocking the route lane, but who cares you're fine. we have an accident at county line road and warminster road. >> reporter: somebody in that shot had to merge. 72 by 8:00. 81 by noon, 85 by 3:00 p.m. it's going to be a warm one, but humidity will drop partly sunny,...
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. >> family and friend will remember akyra murray during a funeral at monumental baptist church in west philadelphia. she was the youngest victim of that mass shooting, just 18 years old. she graduated from west catholic prep a week before the massacre. >>> after serving 21 years in congress, representative chaka fattah has announced his immediate resignation. that was yesterday. earlier this week, he said that he would stay in office until his sentence in october. but fattah said he did not want to be a distraction to the work of his fellow lawmakers. tuesday he was convicted of racketeering, fraud and money laundering. governor tom waft will decide whether to call a special election to fill fattah's seat. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey testified for the prosecution during the trial. casey spoke to us yesterday. >> when someone has those kinds of charges leveled against them and they're convicted of those charges, they have to be held accountable. it damages our system when one elected official is engaged in any kind of corruption or other activities which are illegal. >> philadelp
. >> family and friend will remember akyra murray during a funeral at monumental baptist church in west philadelphia. she was the youngest victim of that mass shooting, just 18 years old. she graduated from west catholic prep a week before the massacre. >>> after serving 21 years in congress, representative chaka fattah has announced his immediate resignation. that was yesterday. earlier this week, he said that he would stay in office until his sentence in october. but fattah...
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she has been identified as 18-year-old akyra murray. a recent graduate of west catholic high school. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live outside city hall tonight where earlier this evening murray along with other who's were killed and injured were remembered at a vigil the there. trang. >> reporter: right, jess. self members of the murray's family close friends and even her former west catholic basketball teammates were here today. this vigil started at 6:30 you can see there's self people here reflecting monday the dozens candles still it will here. the crowd grew so large tonight police had to event eventually shut down jfk boulevard to traffic. many people held one another and wiped away tears. mayor kenney got choked up remembering the local victim kyra murray. >> thousands of lgbt philadelphians and their allies gathered outside of city hall to spread a message of love and tolerance in memory of those killed inside pulse nightclub in orlando. >> we stand together united. there's no fear. >> what the united states is about
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. >> akyra murray the youngest victim of the massacre at pulse nightclub will be remembered today by her classmates. murray was an honor student and basketball star at west catholic preparatory high school. murray's mother tells "action news" scammers are trying to take advantage by setting up bogus go fund me sites in akyra's name and if you want to donate the memorial fund is directly through citizens bank bank. >>> a heart wrenching glimpse into the horror inside the nightclub sunday morning. philadelphia native patience carter chokes back tears as she talked about what she calls the guilt of her survival. >> so, we're all like scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs when she was in there for the first time and then, you know, people are getting hit by bullet, like blood is everywhere and then there was a moment where he stopped shooting in the bathroom and at that point we knew that this wasn't -- this wasn't a game, that is was very real and this is -- and this is something that was really happening to us right now. and it was shock. we just went from
. >> akyra murray the youngest victim of the massacre at pulse nightclub will be remembered today by her classmates. murray was an honor student and basketball star at west catholic preparatory high school. murray's mother tells "action news" scammers are trying to take advantage by setting up bogus go fund me sites in akyra's name and if you want to donate the memorial fund is directly through citizens bank bank. >>> a heart wrenching glimpse into the horror inside the...
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akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando massacre continues on 6abc.com. you'll find more about those who lost their lives, videos from the scene and a photo gallery of tributes from around the nation. >> it's 5:34. back here we're following some breaking news. a vehicle hit a young victim with such force it launched her body some 200 feet. and the driver just fled the scene. let's go right on over to "action news" reporter annie mccormick. she's live on the scene along the roster in summerdal -- roost boulevard in summerdale. good morning. >> reporter: it happened right behind me at adams and the roosevelt boulevard in this in this crosswalk. now that the morning rush hour is picking up we're beginning to see how fast some of these cars can blow through here. witnesses told police last night that the minivan seen hitting this
akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando massacre continues on 6abc.com. you'll find more about those who lost their lives, videos from the scene and a photo gallery of tributes from around the nation. >> it's 5:34. back here we're following some...
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patience carter, her best friend tiara parker and tiara's cousin akyra murray were celebrating akyra's recent graduation from west catholic high school. they ended up at pulse nightclub, after a google search for a popular club came up. it was just past midnight when akyra's parents drop them off two. hours later it turned into a nightmare. >> i didn't think they before real gunshots but the fear of it, fear inside mimi drop to the floor everyone. everybody was rushing to the bathroom stall. gunshots were going off rapidly. >> patience, tiara and akyra spent the next three hours in a bathroom stall and at one point coming face-to-face with the gunman. >> i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face. i thought my life was over. >> as you all know by now, 18 year-old akyra, she did not survive. >> this is real. she was not moving. >> it is so great to see you both. >> welcome back to philadelphia. >> welcome back here. >> welcome back tour fox family. >> we have met a couple of times. >> yes. >> so, we just did a little little bit of that piece about your friend, your cousin. >
patience carter, her best friend tiara parker and tiara's cousin akyra murray were celebrating akyra's recent graduation from west catholic high school. they ended up at pulse nightclub, after a google search for a popular club came up. it was just past midnight when akyra's parents drop them off two. hours later it turned into a nightmare. >> i didn't think they before real gunshots but the fear of it, fear inside mimi drop to the floor everyone. everybody was rushing to the bathroom...
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akyra murray just graduated from west catholic prep where she was a basketball standout. the school is holding a private vigil at 6:00 in her honor. >>> her friend and philadelphia native, patience carter, was wounded in the attack. she detailed being pinned down in the bathroom with the shooter in horrifying detail during a hospital interview tuesday. you can watch that interview in its entirety on the nbc10 app. >>> the ben franklin bridge will take on added color the next few nights in a tribute to the victims. this is a live look now. once night falls, it will be lit with the colors of the rainbow. here's what it will look like. the ben franklin bridge will wear the rainbow flag. the bridge will remain lit in rainbow colors through saturday. >>> we found some people enjoying the sunshine in center city today. things aren't so pleasant for others. in cape may, it's been cloudy all day. glen hurricane schwartz is joining us. >> we get to see the differences in our neighborhood weather, right? >> absolutely. we told you about this yesterday. the further north you were to
akyra murray just graduated from west catholic prep where she was a basketball standout. the school is holding a private vigil at 6:00 in her honor. >>> her friend and philadelphia native, patience carter, was wounded in the attack. she detailed being pinned down in the bathroom with the shooter in horrifying detail during a hospital interview tuesday. you can watch that interview in its entirety on the nbc10 app. >>> the ben franklin bridge will take on added color the next...
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to night a philadelphia high school gathers to mourn the loss of 18-year-old akyra murray kill in the orlando nightclub massacre. meantime new details surrounding the investigation. what authorities say the gunman's wife is now telling them. >>> and the search for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run intensifies. police released this surveillance video. the damage left behind on the van that authorities hope will lead them to an arrest. >>> but first tonight, we now have a picture of the two-year-old boy killed by an alligator at a disneyworld hot hotel. his body was recovered late this afternoon. why authorities say they're not finished searching the water. >>> good evening i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. >>> the family was supposed to be on a dream vacation. but then the unthinkable happened. tonight search crews are still looking for the alligator that dragged that toddler into the water. natasha brown is in the sat center with more details on this investigation. natasha? >> the child' body was actually discovered at about 3:30 this afternoon 18 hours or so after
to night a philadelphia high school gathers to mourn the loss of 18-year-old akyra murray kill in the orlando nightclub massacre. meantime new details surrounding the investigation. what authorities say the gunman's wife is now telling them. >>> and the search for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run intensifies. police released this surveillance video. the damage left behind on the van that authorities hope will lead them to an arrest. >>> but first tonight, we now have a...